No tsunami warning after 6.5 quake off Mexican coast

HONOLULU (KHON2) — There is no tsunami threat to Hawaiʻi following a preliminary 6.5 earthquake that struck off the state of Guerrero in Mexico, officials said.

The National Weather Service Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu issued the statement following the earthquake, which occurred shortly before 4 a.m. HST on Jan. 2.

The earthquake’s epicenter is approximately 4,000 miles away from Honolulu. For reference, the Russian earthquake that triggered a tsunami warning for Hawaiʻi last year was approximately 3,1000 miles away from Honolulu…

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